Field Hockey

Yale Scores Three Straight Goals en Route to 3-1 Defeat of Bears

PROVIDENCE, RI - Senior Tracy Dungo (North Caldwell, NJ) scored her second goal of the season at 23:19 to give Brown (9-7, 3-4) a 1-0 lead, but it wasn't enough, as Yale (5-12, 4-3) notched three straight goals en route to a 3-1 victory over the Bears on Saturday afternoon at Warner roof.

The Bears dominated the first half of the game, outshooting Yale, 7-4. After a few Bulldog chances midway through the period, Brown maintained possession and worked the ball down the field, earning a free hit with under 15 minutes left in the half. Sophomore Sara Eaton (Arlington, VA) sent the ball in bounds and Dungo one-timed it into the left corner of the net at 23:19 for the early lead.

However, Alyssa Jethani responded for the Bulldogs just 4:50 later, tipping the ball in past junior Kristen Hodavance (Emmaus, PA) after it got deflected by a Brown defender.

The two teams headed into the second half knotted at 1-1, but Yale used momentum from its tying goal and Rachel Lentz scored back-to-back goals 10 minutes apart from each other to put the game out of reach. The Bulldogs outshot Brown, 6-2, for the half.

Hodavance recorded four saves, while sophomore Ann LeClerc (Acton, MA) notched a defensive save for Brown late in the second half.